Baraka is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin (born 1963), Sudanese fiction writer
Ajamu Baraka (born 1953), human rights activist and 2016 candidate for Vice President of the United States
Ali Baraka, senior Hamas official based in Beirut
Amina Baraka (born 1942), American poet, actress, author, community organizer, singer, dancer, and activist
Amiri Baraka (1934–2014), American writer
Hassan Baraka (born 1987), Moroccan open water swimmer
Iqbal Baraka (born 1942), Egyptian journalist, women's rights activist, and writer
Joshua Baraka (born 2000), Ugandan recording artist and music producer
Léonard Baraka (born 1985), Malagasy former footballer
Mouigni Baraka (born 1968), Comorian politician
Nizar Baraka (born 1964), Moroccan politician and businessman
Ras J. Baraka (born 1970), American politician and current mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Rhonda Baraka (born 1962), American film and television director and screenwriter
Sara Baraka (born 1991), Egyptian Olympic rower
Sayyid Baraka (1343–1403), holy man of the commercial city of Tirmidh
Sho Baraka (born 1979), American Christian hip-hop artist and writer
Usumain Baraka, Sudanese activist and asylum seeker living in Israel
Wissam Baraka (born 1985), Moroccan footballer